Project T23

Yeah, that's right. Thed is going to have another project. And this one is going to be big, bigger than anything else. It will be YEARS in the making, and it will be absolutely awesome.

So here's what's going to happen.

You know how everyone has their own dream they want to fulfill at some point in their life? Well these past few years I've had this one dream that no matter what else I can think of, I can't top this dream. I want to build a car, from scratch, by hand, top-to-bottom. Cool dream right?

Here's the plan. AFTER the F-100 is road-worthy, AFTER the Ranger is done(ish, she'll never be really 'done'), AFTER I move into a house, and AFTER I get my new Mustang, I am going to build a car from nothing but a parts catalog, steel tubing, and the salvage yard. This will be calledProject T23.

Why T23?

Well, that's were the Ranger comes in. As some of you know, the 2.3L four-banger is a very strong and durable engine. People are making well over 1,200 HP from these engines with no problems whatsoever. And with a V8 swapped into the Ranger, the 2.3L will be the next engine to be mounted on the stand to be completely rebuilt, with forged rods and pistons. Don't worry, the crank won't be seeing enough power to push it beyond its limits. The ultimate HP goal is somewhere between 300-400 HP at the crank. Now, obviously a four-banger designed in the 70's is not going to be making that kind of power naturally aspirated. Yep, turbo.

After that, I don't know what. I'm thinking a long, wide, mid-engined beast is in the plans. Right now the plan is to take a IRS setup from a Thunderbird and taking a Mustang II front setup and then filling in the middle to make a longer, homemade Ariel Atom.

Call me crazy, but once I set my mind to this kind of stuff I just want to find a way to make it work. And man, before the end of the decade (like I said, years in the making) I want to have the most amazing enthusiast's car anyone has ever fabricated.

Thed:Yeah, that's right. Thed is going to have another project. And this one is going to be big, bigger than anything else. It will be YEARS in the making, and it will be absolutely awesome.

So here's what's going to happen.

You know how everyone has their own dream they want to fulfill at some point in their life? Well these past few years I've had this one dream that no matter what else I can think of, I can't top this dream. I want to build a car, from scratch, by hand, top-to-bottom. Cool dream right?

Here's the plan. AFTER the F-100 is road-worthy, AFTER the Ranger is done(ish, she'll never be really 'done'), AFTER I move into a house, and AFTER I get my new Mustang, I am going to build a car from nothing but a parts catalog, steel tubing, and the salvage yard. This will be calledProject T23.

Why T23?

Well, that's were the Ranger comes in. As some of you know, the 2.3L four-banger is a very strong and durable engine. People are making well over 1,200 HP from these engines with no problems whatsoever. And with a V8 swapped into the Ranger, the 2.3L will be the next engine to be mounted on the stand to be completely rebuilt, with forged rods and pistons. Don't worry, the crank won't be seeing enough power to push it beyond its limits. The ultimate HP goal is somewhere between 300-400 HP at the crank. Now, obviously a four-banger designed in the 70's is not going to be making that kind of power naturally aspirated. Yep, turbo.

After that, I don't know what. I'm thinking a long, wide, mid-engined beast is in the plans. Right now the plan is to take a IRS setup from a Thunderbird and taking a Mustang II front setup and then filling in the middle to make a longer, homemade Ariel Atom.

Call me crazy, but once I set my mind to this kind of stuff I just want to find a way to make it work. And man, before the end of the decade (like I said, years in the making) I want to have the most amazing enthusiast's car anyone has ever fabricated.

Merry Christmas to all.

Hey. It sounds like a cool project and that I am sure when it is done it would be a blast to drive. I will definitely pay attention to this thread.